XXI CONGRESS OF THE POLISH SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Thursday, 11 September

14:00 – 17:00	We invite you to take part in the COURSES that will be held during the XXI CONGRESS OF THE POLISH SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
19:00 – 21:00	OPENING OF THE XXI CONGRESS OF THE POLISH SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Friday, 12 September

Warsaw Hall 1

08:30 – 10:00	SESSION INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES IN EVERYDAY MEDICAL PRACTICE Chairpersons Grażyna Rydzewska Małgorzata Zwolińska-Wcisło Piotr Eder
08:30 – 08:50	Prevention of IBD Lecturer Joana Torres
08:50 – 09:05	Primary and secondary prevention in IBD Lecturer Małgorzata Zwolińska-Wcisło
09:05 – 09:25	Interleukin - 23 pathway in pathophysiology and therapy of IBD Lecturer Milan Lukas
09:25 – 09:40	Are there simple algorithms for drug selection in IBD? Lecturer Grażyna Rydzewska
09:40 – 09:50	Polish Registry of Microscopic Colitis. Symptomatic overlap between microscopic colitis and irritable bowel syndrome Arkadiusz Bielski, Wojciech Marlicz, Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko, Jarosław Reguła, Andrzej Mróz, Małgorzata Zwolińska-Wcisło, Dorota Waśko-Czopnik, Piotr Eder, Jarosław Daniluk, Mariusz Rosołowski, Grażyna Rydzewska
09:50 – 10:00	DISCUSSION
10:00 – 10:10	Coffee break
10:10 – 11:40	SESSION METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION-ASSOCIATED STEATOTIC LIVER DISEASE (MASLD) Chairpersons Marek Hartleb Halina Cichoż-Lach Krzysztof Gutkowski
10:10 – 10:27	Role of the gut microbiome in the development of MASLD, MASH and HCC Lecturer Michał Kukla
10:27 – 10:44	How to avoid overlooking other metabolic liver disorders? Lecturer Piotr Socha
10:44 – 11:01	Artificial intelligence in hepatology Lecturer Maciej Janik
11:01 – 11:18	New therapeutic possibilities in MASLD Lecturer Marek Hartleb
11:18 – 11:28	Analysis of gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in response to gut microbiota metabolites in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Natalia Żeber-Lubecka, Jacek Michalkiewicz, Michalina Dąbrowska, Krzysztof Goryca, Aldona Wierzbicka-Rucińska, Wojciech Jańczyk, Zbigniew Kułaga, Piotr Socha, Jerzy Ostrowski
11:28 – 11:40	DISCUSSION
11:40 – 11:50	Coffee break
11:50 – 12:50	SPONSORED SESSION The art of choice – proven player vs. new contender in the ring – expert debate Leaders Grażyna Rydzewska Maria Kłopocka Renata Talar-Wojnarowska Piotr Eder Maciej Gonciarz Jarosław Reguła
12:50 – 12:55	Coffee break
12:55 – 13:25	SESSION SPONSORED BY From decision to action – how to translate guidelines into effective treatment of colitis ulcerosa and prepare patients for colonoscopy Chairpersons Anna Wiechowska-Kozłowska Piotr Eder Lecturer Adrianna Sobol
13:25 – 13:45	SESSION SPONSORED BY Comprehensive care in IBD: debate between gastroenterologist and healthcare system expert Chairpersons Grażyna Rydzewska Magdalena Władysiuk
13:45 – 13:50	Coffee break
13:50 – 15:20	SESSION CHALLENGES IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC PANCREATITIS Chairpersons Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko Grażyna Rydzewska Jean Morisset
13:50 – 14:10	Idiopathic pancreatitis Lecturer Lucia Guilabert
14:10 – 14:25	Possibilities for early detection of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer Lecturer Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko
14:25 – 14:40	What’s new in the treatment of acute pancreatitis? Lecturer Grażyna Rydzewska
14:40 – 14:55	Role of dietary factors, gut microbiota, and diabetes in chronic pancreatitis Lecturer Iwona Krela-Kaźmierczak
14:55 – 15:10	Genetic risk factors for chronic pancreatitis Lecturer Grzegorz Oracz
15:10 – 15:20	DISCUSSION
15:20 – 15:30	Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00	SESSION GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY Chairpersons Tomasz Wollny Michał F. Kamiński Adam Koprowski
15:30 – 15:50	Changing paradigm of Barrett's esophagus surveillance Speaker Władysław Januszewicz
15:50 – 16:10	Endoscopic resection of colorectal neoplasia - on the oncological edge Lecturer Nastazja D. Pilonis
16:30 – 16:40	Risk of skill degradation in endoscopists after exposure to artificial intelligence in colonoscopy: a multicenter observational study Krzysztof Budzyń, Marcin Romańczyk, Diana Kitala, Paweł Kołodziej, Marek Bugajski, Hans Olov Adami, Johannes Blom, Marek Buszkiewicz, Natalie Halvorsen, Cesare Hassan, Tomasz Romańczyk, Øyvind Holme, Krzysztof Jarus, Shona Fielding, Melina Kunar, Maria Pellise, Nastazja Pilonis, Michał F. Kamiński, Mette Kalager, Michael Bretthauer, Yuichi Mori
16:50 – 17:00	DISCUSSION

Warsaw Hall 3

08:30 – 10:00	SESSION NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY Chairpersons Agata Mulak Tomasz Brzozowski Marek Waluga
08:30 – 08:50	Cyclic vomiting syndrome and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome – similarities and distinctions Lecturer Maura Corsetti
08:50 – 09:10	Interactions between gut microbiota and opioids – clinical implications Lecturer Wojciech Marlicz
09:10 – 09:30	Role of the vagus nerve in the pathogenesis and treatment of eating disorders Lecturer Krzysztof Gil
09:30 – 09:50	Plant-based nutraceuticals in the prevention of intestinal barrier disorders Lecturer Jakub Fichna
09:50 – 10:00	DISCUSSION
10:00 – 10:10	Coffee break
10:10 – 11:40	SESSION EARLY-CAREER GASTROENTEROLOGISTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION Chairpersons Edyta Tulewicz-Marti Katarzyna Pawlak Maciej Sałaga
10:10 – 10:30	Acute on chronic liver disease Lecturer Martina Muller-Schilling
10:30 – 10:50	Young GI angle - opportunities for young GI Speaker Paula Sousa
10:50 – 11:00	How to get involved in UEG? Lecturer Katarzyna Pawlak
11:00 – 11:10	Beyond UEGW - educational opportunities of UEG Lecturer Edyta Tulewicz-Marti
11:10 – 11:20	Research possibilities Lecturer Maciej Sałaga
11:20 – 11:40	DISCUSSION
11:40 – 11:50	Coffee break
11:50 – 13:30	SPONSORED SESSION Chairperson Arkadiusz Bielski
12:10 – 12:30	Presentation sponsored by Why isn’t the patient recovering? – let’s have a closer look at nutritional status Lecturer Zyta Beata Wojszel
12:30 – 12:50	Presentation sponsored by Role of nephrologist–gastroenterologist collaboration in the diagnosis of Fabry disease Lecturer Alicja Rydzewska-Rosołowska
12:50 – 13:10	Presentation sponsored by Recommendations for probiotic therapy in IBS Lecturer Grażyna Rydzewska
13:20 – 13:50	Lunch break
13:50 – 15:20	SESSION ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES Chairpersons Agnieszka Świdnicka-Sergiejko Maria Janiak Dorota Waśko-Czopnik Jan Tack
13:50 – 14:15	An optimal strategy to reduce overuse of proton pump inhibitors Lecturer Jan Tack
14:15 – 14:35	High-resolution manometry in the diagnosis of functional disorders of the upper esophageal sphincter Lecturer Dorota Waśko-Czopnik
14:35 – 14:55	Potential of pH-impedance testing in the differential diagnosis of esophageal diseases Lecturer Agnieszka Świdnicka-Sergiejko
14:55 – 15:10	Presentation of submitted paper
15:10 – 15:20	DISCUSSION
15:20 – 15:30	Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00	SESSION GUT MICROBIOTA IN HEALTH AND DISEASE Chairpersons Wojciech Marlicz Grażyna Rydzewska Krzysztof Gil
15:30 – 15:50	Modulation of gut microbiota – current understanding, practical applications Lecturer Wojciech Marlicz
15:50 – 16:08	Medications and the microbiome – subtle interactions, tangible clinical implications Lecturer Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka
16:08 – 16:26	Role of microbiota in building stress resilience Agata Misera
16:26 – 16:44	Probiotics: medicine, supplement, or marketing hype? Lecturer Igor Łoniewski
16:44 – 16:54	Intestinal mucosal metabolome as an independent diagnostic marker in IBS Patrycja Krynicka, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, Katarzyna Gaweł, Krzysztof Dąbkowski, Andrzej Białek, Daniel Stryburski, Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka, Wojciech Marlicz
16:54 – 17:00	DISCUSSION

Warsaw Hall 5

08:30 – 10:00	SESSION COLLABORATIVE PATIENT MANAGEMENT – INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY Chairpersons Anatol Panasiuk Tomasz Mach Alicja Wiercińska-Drapało
08:30 – 08:50	CMV – a dangerous virus in IBD Lecturer Alicja Wiercińska-Drapało
08:50 – 09:10	Intestinal infections and reactive arthritis Lecturer Brygida Kwiatkowska
09:10 – 09:30	Fecal microbiota transplant – when it might be necessary Lecturer Marcin Bzdyra
09:30 – 09:50	Travel-associated foodborne infections Lecturer Anatol Panasiuk
09:50 – 10:00	DISCUSSION
10:00 – 10:10	Coffee break
10:10 – 11:40	SESSION ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES Chairpersons Magdalena Kaniewska Mariusz Furmanek Katarzyna Maciejewska
10:10 – 10:30	Ultrasound scoring system in IBD Lecturer Mariangela Alloca
10:30 – 10:50	Transanal ultrasound in Crohn’s disease Lecturer Magdalena Kaniewska
10:50 – 11:20	IBD diagnosis: ultrasound versus MRI? Lecturers Mariusz Furmanek Mateusz Drużdżel
11:20 – 11:30	Application of intestinal ultrasound in the diagnosis of IBD in Poland: availability, utilization, and evaluation compared to magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography Magdalena Kaniewska, Katarzyna Maciejewska, Hubert Żywno, Grażyna Rydzewska
11:30 – 11:40	DISCUSSION
11:40 – 11:50	Coffee break
11:50 – 13:30	SPONSORED SESSION Chairperson Magdalena Kaniewska
11:50 – 12:10	Presentation sponsored by Lecturer Marek Waluga
12:10 – 12:30	Presentation sponsored by Lecturer Magdalena Kaniewska
12:30 – 12:50	Presentation sponsored by Mesalazine – matching the right form to the right patient – and why it matters Lecturer Konrad Lewandowski
12:50 – 13:10	Presentation sponsored by Impact of multi-strain probiotic supplementation on abdominal symptoms and carbohydrate metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes Lecturers Martyna Więcek Paulina Panufnik
13:10 – 13:30	Presentation sponsored by IBD – new therapeutic options Lecturer Maciej Gonciarz
13:20 – 13:50	Lunch break
13:50 – 15:20	SESSION UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF PSYCHOGASTROENTEROLOGY Chairpersons Wojciech Marlicz Agata Mulak Jan Chojnacki
13:50 – 14:10	Psychogastroenterology – a gastroenterologist’s perspective Lecturer Wojciech Marlicz
14:10 – 14:25	Ten principles for effective communication with patients with gut-brain disorders Lecturer Agata Mulak
14:25 – 14:45	Brain-gut behavior therapies – targets, techniques, and evidence base Lecturer Laurie Keefer
14:45 – 15:00	Nutritional psychiatry in practice Lecturer Ewa Stachowska
15:00 – 15:10	Gut microbiome, metabolome, and dietary habits in relation to depressive and anxiety disorders in patients with irritable bowel syndrome Alicja Ratajczak-Pawłowska, Oliwia Zakerska-Banaszak, Marzena Skrzypczak-Zielińska, Anna Rychter, Kinga Skoracka, Dariusz Kruszka, Ryszard Słomski, Agnieszka Dobrowolska, Iwona Krela-Kaźmierczak, Piotr Eder
15:10 – 15:20	DISCUSSION
15:20 – 15:30	Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00	SESSION NUTRITION IN GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES Chairpersons Dorota Mańkowska-Wierzbicka Jarosław Kierkuś Mirosław Jarosz
15:30 – 15:50	Addressing malnutrition in patients with gastrointestinal conditions – first steps Lecturer Aleksandra Budnicka-Borkowicz
15:50 – 16:10	Endoscopic gastrointestinal tract access for nutrition – indications and techniques Lecturer Krzysztof Kurek
16:10 – 16:30	Refeeding syndrome: preventive measures Lecturer Dagmara Bogdanowska-Charkiewicz
16:30 – 16:50	Optimal nutritional support in acute pancreatitis: from restriction to optimization Lecturer Dorota Mańkowska-Wierzbicka
16:50 – 17:00	DISCUSSION

Light Room

08:30 – 10:00	SESSION PATHOMORPHOLOGY Chairpersons Andrzej Mróz Anna Nasierowska-Guttmejer Maria Kłopocka
08:30 – 08:45	Pathomorphology of neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract Lecturer Małgorzata Kołos
08:45 – 09:05	Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors – a clinical case-based review Lecturers Anna Nasierowska-Guttmejer Janusz Strzelczyk
09:05 – 09:20	Differentiating inflammatory bowel diseases – a pathomorphologist’s perspective Lecturer Andrzej Mróz
09:20 – 09:40	IBD – a clinical case-based review Lecturers Maria Kłopocka Andrzej Mróz
09:40 – 10:00	Collaboration between gastroenterologist and pathomorphologist in the diagnosis of focal pancreatic lesions – a case report Lecturers Barbara Włodarczyk Andrzej Mróz
10:00 – 10:10	Coffee break
10:10 – 11:40	SESSION ADVANCES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY Chairpersons Agnieszka Dobrowolska Danuta Owczarek Jan Chojnacki
10:10 – 10:30	Iron treatment and quality of life in IBD patients Lecturer Jørgen Jahnsen
10:30 – 10:45	Anemia in childhood IBD Lecturer Jarosław Kierkuś
10:45 – 11:00	Management strategies for patients with sclerosing mesenteritis Lecturer Danuta Owczarek
11:00 – 11:15	The role of elastography in the diagnosis and monitoring of liver disease - possibilities and limitations of the method Ewa Wunsch
11:15 – 11:30	Selected reports from ECCO 2025 on the treatment of IBD with small molecules Lecturer Agnieszka Dobrowolska
11:30 – 11:40	DISCUSSION
11:40 – 11:50	Coffee break
11:50 – 13:10	SPONSORED SESSION Chairperson Edyta Tulewicz-Marti
11:50 – 12:10	Presentation sponsored by HOT TOPICS in gastroenterology Lecturers Dorota Waśko-Czopnik Piotr Albrecht
12:10 – 12:30	Presentation sponsored by Role of silymarin in complementary therapy for liver diseases: facts and controversies Lecturer Alicja Wiercińska-Drapało
12:30 – 12:50	Wykład sponsorowany firmy
12:50 – 13:10	Presentation sponsored by
13:10 – 13:50	Lunch break
13:50 – 15:20	SESSION COLLABORATIVE PATIENT MANAGEMENT – DIABETES MELLITUS Chairpersons Edward Franek Michał Kukla Marian Grzymisławski
13:50 – 14:10	New paradigm in the treatment of obesity and diabetes mellitus Lecturer Edward Franek
14:10 – 14:25	Is nutrition still important in the management of diabetes mellitus? Lecturer Magdalena Walicka
14:25 – 14:40	Screening for diabetes in autoimmune disease populations and vice versa Lecturer Agnieszka Szypowska
14:40 – 15:00	Gastrointestinal adverse effects associated with antidiabetic drugs Lecturer Michał Kukla
15:00 – 15:10	Gut microbiome obesity index: a new analytical tool for assessing gut dysbiosis Jerzy Ostrowski, Maria Kulecka, Paweł Jaworski, Natalia Zeber-Lubecka1, Aneta Bałabas, Magdalena Piątkowska, Paweł Czarnowski, Wiesław Tarnowski
15:10 – 15:20	DISCUSSION
15:20 – 15:30	Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00	SESSION GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS IN OLDER ADULTS Chairpersons Maria Kłopocka Maciej Gonciarz Piotr Radwan
15:30 – 15:50	Frailty syndrome in gastrointestinal diseases Lecturer Zyta Beata Wojszel
15:50 – 16:10	Differences in the treatment of patients aged 60+ with inflammatory bowel diseases Lecturer Maria Kłopocka
16:10 – 16:30	Transplantation challenges in older age Lecturer Joanna Raszeja-Wyszomirska
16:30 – 16:50	Key considerations when choosing pharmacotherapy for elderly patients Lecturer Adam Przybyłkowski
16:50 – 17:00	DISCUSSION

Saturday, 13 September

Warsaw Hall 1

09:00 – 10:30	SESSION COLORECTAL CANCER Chairpersons Jarosław Reguła Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko Krzysztof Bartosz
09:00 – 09:20	NCCN guidelines for colon cancer – Polish version Chairperson Jarosław Reguła
09:20 – 09:40	Rectal cancer – current standards in diagnostic and therapeutic management Lecturer Andrzej Rutkowski
09:40 – 10:00	Modern methods of colon cancer screening Lecturer Nastazja D. Pilonis
10:00 – 10:10	Oxidative stress and nutritional status and their relationship to postoperative complications in patients with colon and rectal cancer Konrad Zaręba, Justyna Dorf, Mateusz Maciejczyk, Anna Zalewska, Bogusław Kędra
10:20 – 10:30	DISCUSSION
10:30 – 10:40	Coffee break
10:40 – 12:10	SESSION CURRENT GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING SELECTED DISEASES OF THE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT Chairpersons Andrzej Dąbrowski Anita Gąsiorowska Jerzy Gil
10:40 – 10:58	Functional dyspepsia – how to manage treatment-resistant patients Lecturer Anita Gąsiorowska
10:58 – 11:16	Dysphagia – an underrated clinical problem Lecturer Anna Mokrowiecka
11:16 – 11:34	Gastric polyps Lecturer Krzysztof Kurek
11:34 – 11:52	Upper gastrointestinal bleeding – what’s new? Lecturer Tomasz Marek
11:52 – 12:02	Multimodal treatment of esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma using endoscopic resection and radiochemotherapy Robert Klimkowski, Nastazja Pilonis, Michał Kamiński
12:02 – 12:10	DISCUSSION
12:10 – 12:15	Coffee break
12:15 – 13:15	SPONSORED SESSION FIRMY Lecturer Maciej Gonciarz Leader Grażyna Rydzewska
13:15 – 13:55	SESSION SPONSORED BY Expert consensus on the treatment of microbiota disorders with special emphasis on early liver dysfunction and hepatic encephalopathy Leaders Grażyna Rydzewska Anatol Panasiuk
13:55 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30	SESSION LIVER DISEASES – WHAT'S NEW? Chairpersons Marek Hartleb Halina Cichoż-Lach Krzysztof Gutkowski
14:00 – 14:20	How to respond to questions from Internet-educated patients suspected of having hereditary hemochromatosis? Lecturer Marek Hartleb
14:20 – 14:40	Management of alcoholic hepatitis Lecturer Halina Cichoż-Lach
14:40 – 14:55	New perspective on hepatic encephalopathy Lecturer Anatol Panasiuk
14:55 – 15:10	New therapeutic proposals in cholestatic liver diseases Lecturer Piotr Milkiewicz
15:10 – 15:20	AI-assisted non-invasive MRI mapping of the liver (LiverMultiScan®) in the assessment of autoimmune hepatitis activity Maciej Janik, Magdalena Jaroszek, Kamil Janowski, Sylwia Chełstowska, Paulina Chodnicka, Elżbieta Jurkiewicz, Joanna Raszeja-Wyszomirska, Piotr Milkiewicz, Piotr Socha
15:20 – 15:30	DISCUSSION
15:30 – 15:40	Coffee break
15:40 – 17:10	SESSION CONTROVERSIES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY Chairpersons Maciej Gonciarz Rafał Filip Elżbieta Poniewierka
15:40 – 16:00	Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases Lecturer Joanna Sarbinowska
16:00 – 16:20	Gastrointestinal complications of immune checkpoint inhibitors Lecturer Maciej Gonciarz
16:20 – 16:40	Precision medicine in IBD the era of omics research and AI – still theory or already practice? Lecturer Katarzyna Neubauer
16:40 – 17:00	Green endoscopy – can it be done? Lecturer Tomasz Marek
17:00 – 17:10	DISCUSSION

Warsaw Hall 3

09:00 – 10:30	SESSION ENDOSCOPY COMPLICATIONS AND WAYS TO AVOID THEM Chairpersons Andrzej Białek Andrzej Baniukiewicz Tomasz Marek
09:00 – 09:20	Diagnostic endoscopy – is it safe? Lecturer Barbara Bogacka
09:20 – 09:40	Gastrointestinal bleeding after resection procedures: treatment and prevention Lecturer Andrzej Baniukiewicz
09:40 – 10:00	Iatrogenic gastrointestinal perforation – endoscopic versus surgical management indications Lecturer Andrzej Białek
10:00 – 10:20	Complications associated with ERCP – management and prevention Lecturer Tomasz Marek
10:20 – 10:30	DISCUSSION
10:30 – 10:40	Coffee break
10:40 – 12:10	SESSION PANCREATITIS – RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONTROVERSIES Chairpersons Krystian Adrych Jarosław Daniluk Agnieszka Mądro
10:40 – 10:55	Necrotizing pancreatitis – treatment in light of the latest guidelines Lecturer Mateusz Jagielski
10:55 – 11:10	Chronic pancreatitis – conservative, endoscopic, or surgical treatment? Lecturer Krystian Adrych
11:10 – 11:25	Autoimmune pancreatitis Lecturer Jarosław Daniluk
11:25 – 11:40	Highlights from EPC 2025 – key topics in pancreatology Lecturer Renata Talar-Wojnarowska
11:40 – 11:55	Treatment of chronic pancreatitis – when to proceed with surgery Lecturer Marek Durlik
11:55 – 12:10	DISCUSSION
12:10 – 12:15	Coffee break
12:15 – 12:55	SPONSORED SESSION Chairperson Katarzyna Maciejewska
12:15 – 12:35	Presentation sponsored by Sequencing, personalized treatment – placing the patient with IBD at the center of care Lecturer Piotr Eder
12:35 – 12:55	Presentation sponsored by Filgotinib in everyday clinical practice – a discussion among practitioners Lecturers Katarzyna Maciejewska Joanna Sarbinowska
12:55 – 13:00	Coffee break
13:00 – 13:45	SESSION SPONSORED BY Lecturer Artur Mamcarz
13:45 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30	SESSION CHALLENGES AND ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC CANCER Chairpersons Anita Gąsiorowska Grażyna Jurkowska Marek Durlik
14:00 – 14:15	Surgical treatment – before or after chemotherapy? Lecturer Adam Durczyński
14:15 – 14:30	Guidelines for the management of cystic pancreatic tumors Lecturer Łukasz Durko
14:30 – 14:45	Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors – what’s new? Lecturer Ewa Nowakowska-Duława
14:45 – 15:00	Systemic treatment of pancreatic cancer: key considerations for gastroenterologists Lecturer Lucjan Wyrwicz
15:00 – 15:10	Endoscopic treatment of pancreatic cancers Lecturer Artur Raiter
15:10 – 15:20	Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3, macrophage migration inhibitory factor, and adrenomedullin as biomarkers of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic adenocarcinoma Barbara Włodarczyk, Łukasz Durko, Renata Talar-Wojnarowska, Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko
15:20 – 15:30	DISCUSSION
15:30 – 15:40	Coffee break
15:40 – 17:10	SESSION ENDOSCOPIC DIAGNOSTICS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE Chairpersons Janusz Milewski Arkadiusz Bednarczuk Tomasz Romańczyk
15:40 – 16:00	Small bowel endoscopy: procedural guidelines Lecturer Tomasz Romańczyk
16:00 – 16:20	Capsule endoscopy in the diagnosis of small bowel diseases (bleeding, inflammatory and neoplastic lesions) Lecturer Aleksandra Bołdys
16:20 – 16:40	Diagnostic and therapeutic enteroscopy Lecturer Arkadiusz Bednarczuk
16:40 – 17:00	Q&A: intestinal findings Lecturers Aleksandra Bołdys Arkadiusz Bednarczuk Janusz Milewski Tomasz Romańczyk
17:00 – 17:10	DISCUSSION

Warsaw Hall 5

09:00 – 10:30	SESSION RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND CONTROVERSIES IN INTESTINAL DISORDERS Chairpersons Agnieszka Dobrowolska Danuta Owczarek Piotr Eder
09:00 – 09:20	Advances in endoscopic procedures in IBD Lecturer Martin Lukas
09:20 – 09:40	Management recommendations for coeliac disease Lecturer Piotr Eder
09:40 – 09:55	Costs of advanced IBD therapy worldwide and in Poland Lecturer Edyta Zagórowicz
09:55 – 10:10	Endoscopic monitoring in IBD Lecturer Mariusz Rosołowski
10:10 – 10:20	The effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease: clinical outcomes and remission rates Grażyna Piotrowicz, Agata Rudnik, Jacek Kot, Andrzej Babicki, Piotr Banaszkiewicz, Adam Piotrowicz, Magdalena Piotrowicz, Piotr Zientara, Joanna Adamska-Mieruszewska, Grażyna Rydzewska
10:20 – 10:30	DISCUSSION
10:30 – 10:40	Coffee break
10:40 – 12:05	SESSION GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS Chairpersons Jarosław Reguła Katarzyna Neubauer Piotr Milkiewicz
10:40 – 11:05	Early cancers and precancerous conditions of the esophagus – diagnosis and treatment Lecturer Władysław Januszewicz
11:05 – 11:30	Cholangiocarcinoma – is there long-awaited progress in therapy? Lecturer Piotr Wysocki
11:30 – 11:55	HCC: prevention, diagnosis, modern treatment – a dual perspective Lecturers Piotr Milkiewicz Michał Grąt
11:55 – 12:05	Analysis of the prevalence of precancerous and cancerous lesions in the upper gastrointestinal tract among asymptomatic patients and those referred for gastroscopy based on routine indications Zuzanna Felińska, Krzysztof Budzyń, Tomasz Romańczyk, Magdalena Lesińska, Aleksandra Bołdys, Roman Kaczor, Mikołaj Machaj, Bartosz Ostrowski, Grzegorz Rymarczyk, Marek Waluga, Marcin Romańczyk
12:05 – 12:20	Coffee break
12:20 – 13:30	SPONSORED SESSION Chairperson Magdalena Kaniewska
12:20 – 12:40	Presentation sponsored by Expert consensus on the treatment of abdominal pain Lecturer Konrad Lewandowski
12:40 – 13:00	Presentation sponsored by Treatment of bile secretion disorders Lecturer Beata Kasztelan-Szczerbińska
13:00 – 13:20	Presentation sponsored by Viral hepatitis in the era of biological therapies Lecturer Marta Rorat
13:20 – 13:40	Presentation sponsored by Lecturer Maciej Gonciarz
13:40 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30	SESSION GASTRONEPHROLOGY: DANGEROUS LIAISONS OR UNFOUNDED CONCERNS? Chairpersons Alicja Rydzewska-Rosołowska Tomasz Hryszko Szymon Brzósko
14:00 – 14:20	From the liver to the kidneys – practical methods for assessing hydration status Lecturer Tomasz Hryszko
14:20 – 14:40	Pantha rhei – fluid therapy and diuretic treatment Lecturer Katarzyna Kakareko
14:40 – 15:00	Contrast agents and kidneys – much ado about nothing? Lecturer Alicja Rydzewska-Rosołowska
15:00 – 15:20	Hepatorenal syndrome – a critical clinical association Lecturer Szymon Brzósko
15:20 – 15:30	DISCUSSION
15:30 – 15:40	Coffee break
15:40 – 17:10	SESSION FOR EARLY-CAREER ENDOSCOPISTS Chairpersons Krzysztof Jaroń Katarzyna Pawlak Marcin Romańczyk
15:40 – 15:55	How to perform gastroscopy in high quality? Paweł Kołodziej
15:55 – 16:10	How to perform a colonoscopy in high quality? Lecturer Hubert Zatorski
16:10 – 16:25	Optical diagnosis and characterization of tumors and precancerous lesions of the upper gastrointestinal tract Krzysztof Budzyń
16:25 – 16:40	Optical diagnosis and characterization of lower gastrointestinal cancers Marcin Szulc
16:40 – 16:50	Validation of an artificial intelligence model for assessing upper gastrointestinal tract cleansing during gastroscopy using the PEACE scale Marcin Romańczyk, Sravanthi Parasa, Prateek Sharma, Krzysztof Budzyń, Magdalena Lesińska, Mikołaj Machaj, Tomasz Romańczyk, Steven Hicks, Michael Riegler
16:50 – 17:10	DISCUSSION

Light Room

09:00 – 10:30	SESSION TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN GASTROENTEROLOGY – FROM THE LABORATORY TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Chairperson Tomasz Brzozowski
09:00 – 09:20	Environmental factors and IBD – a clinician’s perspective Lecturer Małgorzata Zwolińska-Wcisło
09:20 – 09:40	Role of the gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of IBD Lecturer Peter Konturek
09:40 – 10:00	Role of physical activity in the prevention of gastrointestinal disorders Lecturer Tomasz Brzozowski
10:00 – 10:20	Evaluating the role of physical exercise as adjunctive therapy in IBD management. Evidence from preliminary clinical trials Lecturer Dorota Cibor
10:20 – 10:30	DISCUSSION
10:30 – 10:40	Coffee break
10:40 – 12:10	SESSION PHARMACOTHERAPY IN GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES: KEY ASPECTS Chairperson Adam Przybyłkowski
10:40 – 11:00	Transition to adulthood in patients with IBD Lecturers Aleksandra Banaszkiewicz Anna Pietrzak
11:00 – 11:20	The gut feels better, but the diabetes has worsened − now what? Lecturer Leszek Czupryniak
11:20 – 11:40	Intestinal angioedema Lecturer Zbigniew Gaciong
11:40 – 12:00	Effects of IBD treatment on blood coagulation system Lecturer Adam Przybyłkowski
12:00 – 12:10	DISCUSSION
12:10 – 12:20	Coffee break
12:20 – 13:00	SPONSORED SESSION Chairperson Magdalena Pawlik
12:20 – 12:40	Presentation sponsored Lecturer Nastazja D. Pilonis
12:40 – 13:20	Presentation sponsored by Lecturers Joanna Raszeja-Wyszomirska Piotr Milkiewicz Maciej Janik
13:20 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30	SESSION COLLABORATIVE PATIENT MANAGEMENT – PREGNANCY AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES Chairpersons Maria Kłopocka Agnieszka Dobrowolska Konrad Lewandowski
14:00 – 14:20	Sexual dysfunction in patients with chronic conditions Lecturer Magdalena Kaniewska
14:20 – 14:40	Management of pregnant women with IBD Lecturer Maria Kłopocka
14:40 – 15:00	Liver diseases in pregnancy Lecturer Beata Kasztelan-Szczerbińska
15:00 – 15:20	Which medications are safe for pregnant patients with IBD? Lecturer Konrad Lewandowski
15:20 – 15:30	DISCUSSION
15:30 – 15:40	Coffee break
15:40 – 17:10	SESSION ADVANCES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY
16:00 – 16:20	New mechanism of drug action in IBD – expert discussion Panelists Magdalena Kaniewska Piotr Eder
16:20 – 16:30	The use of contrast-enhanced intestinal ultrasonography (CEUS) in assessing disease activity in patients with Crohn’s disease Aleksandra Sobolewska-Włodarczyk, Marcin Majos, Mateusz Chołdrowicz, Agata Majos, Anita Gąsiorowska
16:30 – 16:40	Use of inflammatory markers (PLR, NLR, MLR, and SII) to assess inflammatory bowel disease activity in patients over 60 years of age Natalia Romanowska, Aleksandra Sobolewska-Włodarczyk, Marek Romanowski, Anita Gąsiorowska
16:40 – 16:50	Effectiveness of first- and second-line empirical therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection in Poland: analysis of data from the Hp-EuReg Registry (2013–2024) Wojciech Marlicz, Piotr Eder, Piotr Szredzki, Georges Kamtoh, Jarosław Daniluk, Michał Kukla, Mariusz Rosołowski, Andrzej Prystupa, Dorota Waśko-Czopnik, Krzysztof Dąbkowski, Maria Tarnowska, Małgorzata Ławniczak, Justyna Kotynia, Ewa Małecka-Wojcieszko, Łukasz Salomon, Anna Mokrowiecka, Olga P. Nyssen, Leticia Moreira, Francis Megraud, Colm O'Morain, Javier P. Gisbert
16:50 – 17:10	DISCUSSION